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March 12, 2004
Kerry's Foreign Support
Kerry's refused to substantiate his claims that some foreign leaders want him as President.
Aides and supporters of Mr. Kerry have said providing names of the leaders or their countries would injure those nations' ongoing relations with the current Bush administration.
Meanwhile reporters can't find any evidence that he's even been around any foreign leaders.
The Massachusetts Democrat has made no official foreign trips since the start of last year, according to Senate records and his own published schedules. And an extensive review of Mr. Kerry's travel schedule domestically revealed only one opportunity for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee to meet with foreign leaders here.....The only instance found when Mr. Kerry was in the same town as a foreign leader was Sept. 24, when New Zealand Foreign Minister Philip Goff was in Washington meeting with State Department officials. On that day, according to his schedule, Mr. Kerry received the endorsement of the International Association of Fire Fighters in Washington.
Meanwhile, a recent poll showed many Americans believe Kerry has support from another foreign source.
And a poll taken by Andres McKenna Polling and Research found that Americans overwhelmingly believe "the terrorists would prefer" Mr. Kerry to win the election.
The poll of 800 registered voters, taken in February, showed 60 percent thought terrorists would be happier with Mr. Kerry, while just 25 percent said the terrorists would prefer Mr. Bush.
Hardly a scientific sampling, but still.
Said [Kerry spokesperson] Ms. Cutter: "I don't care what the Republicans are saying. The story here is the good will squandered by the Bush administration."
They just don't get it.
Posted by Rita at March 12, 2004 08:46 AM